Rodolfo
@mechanus.org
Game Product Management and Production
Avid Gamer | Weary DM | Tech Enthusiast
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Avid Gamer | Weary DM | Tech Enthusiast
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Reposted by Rodolfo
A bit late into Black Friday but hey I got three courses worth of Narrative Design lessons up on sale for half price.
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A bit late into Black Friday but hey I got three courses worth of Narrative Design lessons up on sale for half price.
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
November 1, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
If you see this, quote the energy your bring to Blueksy
September 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If you see this, quote the energy your bring to Blueksy
Never considered myself a painter, by any means. Shaky hands, subpar fundamentals.
A friend stopped by and had the patience to teach slapshot, a bit of color theory, and a lot of brush technique.
After 5 hours, I think we did a pretty decent job. I did Cthulhu and Shoggoth.
A friend stopped by and had the patience to teach slapshot, a bit of color theory, and a lot of brush technique.
After 5 hours, I think we did a pretty decent job. I did Cthulhu and Shoggoth.
September 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Never considered myself a painter, by any means. Shaky hands, subpar fundamentals.
A friend stopped by and had the patience to teach slapshot, a bit of color theory, and a lot of brush technique.
After 5 hours, I think we did a pretty decent job. I did Cthulhu and Shoggoth.
A friend stopped by and had the patience to teach slapshot, a bit of color theory, and a lot of brush technique.
After 5 hours, I think we did a pretty decent job. I did Cthulhu and Shoggoth.
Exploring the world of Eschaton by @archongames.bsky.social. Fun first play through. Loved the theme and (potentially) quick play.
September 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Exploring the world of Eschaton by @archongames.bsky.social. Fun first play through. Loved the theme and (potentially) quick play.
Self hosting is a deep, dark, rabbit hole. But it does keep my mind sharp.
If you were interested in hosting your own sync service for Brave, this pretty much sums up what needs to happen to keep everything on your own server.
It is really that useful? Debatable.
mechanus.org/adventures-i...
If you were interested in hosting your own sync service for Brave, this pretty much sums up what needs to happen to keep everything on your own server.
It is really that useful? Debatable.
mechanus.org/adventures-i...
Adventures in Self-Hosting: Brave-Go-Sync
Ever since I started down this route with Glanceapp & Authentication to solve a "simple efficiency problem," the bug of wanting to move more and more services directly under my control hasn't quite st...
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August 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Self hosting is a deep, dark, rabbit hole. But it does keep my mind sharp.
If you were interested in hosting your own sync service for Brave, this pretty much sums up what needs to happen to keep everything on your own server.
It is really that useful? Debatable.
mechanus.org/adventures-i...
If you were interested in hosting your own sync service for Brave, this pretty much sums up what needs to happen to keep everything on your own server.
It is really that useful? Debatable.
mechanus.org/adventures-i...
Often, when we're experimenting & iterating toward a product vision, we forget that there are externalized costs of those efforts.
Some of these costs are insidious, only showing up when the bill due is very high. Others seem cheap but cost us a lot in the long run.
mechanus.org/why-fail-fas...
Some of these costs are insidious, only showing up when the bill due is very high. Others seem cheap but cost us a lot in the long run.
mechanus.org/why-fail-fas...
Why "Fail Fast" Needs to Die
I've been putting this post off for a while. Fundamentally, because this is a problem about mindset and is sure to ruffle some feathers. However, if you bare through it, you'll see that the core idea ...
mechanus.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Often, when we're experimenting & iterating toward a product vision, we forget that there are externalized costs of those efforts.
Some of these costs are insidious, only showing up when the bill due is very high. Others seem cheap but cost us a lot in the long run.
mechanus.org/why-fail-fas...
Some of these costs are insidious, only showing up when the bill due is very high. Others seem cheap but cost us a lot in the long run.
mechanus.org/why-fail-fas...
Reposted by Rodolfo
Narrative courses are accepting applications again!
Three 4-week courses:
Narrative Crash Course! July 4th!
Breakneck Narratives! Aug 1st!
Strangened Narratives! Aug 29th!
All are available as a bundle at a massive discount!
Share and APPLY!
#gamedev #indiedev #narrative
allworms.notion.site
Three 4-week courses:
Narrative Crash Course! July 4th!
Breakneck Narratives! Aug 1st!
Strangened Narratives! Aug 29th!
All are available as a bundle at a massive discount!
Share and APPLY!
#gamedev #indiedev #narrative
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Current Courses! | Notion
Presented by All Worms
allworms.notion.site
May 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Narrative courses are accepting applications again!
Three 4-week courses:
Narrative Crash Course! July 4th!
Breakneck Narratives! Aug 1st!
Strangened Narratives! Aug 29th!
All are available as a bundle at a massive discount!
Share and APPLY!
#gamedev #indiedev #narrative
allworms.notion.site
Three 4-week courses:
Narrative Crash Course! July 4th!
Breakneck Narratives! Aug 1st!
Strangened Narratives! Aug 29th!
All are available as a bundle at a massive discount!
Share and APPLY!
#gamedev #indiedev #narrative
allworms.notion.site
Show us your writing process in a gif
May 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Show us your writing process in a gif
Gratz @destinythegame.bungie.net for the reveal of the Edge of Fate. Excited to see what you have cooked up! Keep it up!
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Gratz @destinythegame.bungie.net for the reveal of the Edge of Fate. Excited to see what you have cooked up! Keep it up!
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
May 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
Excited for Marathon. Really interested in how the story develops and what happened to the colonists. PvP isn’t my strong suit, so if you’re in my team, from right now, sorry.
April 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Excited for Marathon. Really interested in how the story develops and what happened to the colonists. PvP isn’t my strong suit, so if you’re in my team, from right now, sorry.
Quote with a title screen that is important to you.
April 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Quote with a title screen that is important to you.
If you see this, post a vampire and pass it on.
March 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
If you see this, post a vampire and pass it on.
When are too many docker containers for hosted services too much?
Been having a lot of fun reconnecting with that side of my brain.
Been having a lot of fun reconnecting with that side of my brain.
February 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
When are too many docker containers for hosted services too much?
Been having a lot of fun reconnecting with that side of my brain.
Been having a lot of fun reconnecting with that side of my brain.
Choices we make early in development have knock on effects. Don’t think about them in isolation, visualize how they’re interrelated.
mechanus.org/strategy-cho...
mechanus.org/strategy-cho...
Strategy Choice Cascade In Games
In the past, I've found that models like the Strategy Choice Cascade to be really helpful in defining a high level strategy that I can iterate on and drill down into. You might be tempted (as I was, e...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Choices we make early in development have knock on effects. Don’t think about them in isolation, visualize how they’re interrelated.
mechanus.org/strategy-cho...
mechanus.org/strategy-cho...
A movie you’ve watched more than six times, using only GIFs
February 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A movie you’ve watched more than six times, using only GIFs
Post a fictional detective
January 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Post a fictional detective
Happy New Years, everyone!
Here’s to hoping for a great 2025 and preparing for whatever comes, regardless if it’s great or not.
Here’s to hoping for a great 2025 and preparing for whatever comes, regardless if it’s great or not.
January 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Happy New Years, everyone!
Here’s to hoping for a great 2025 and preparing for whatever comes, regardless if it’s great or not.
Here’s to hoping for a great 2025 and preparing for whatever comes, regardless if it’s great or not.
Quote with a title screen that is iconic to you
December 29, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Quote with a title screen that is iconic to you
It’s always fun when you decide to just cowboy a ‘do-release-upgrade’, as the thing to do while you wait for your coffee.
Nothing broke, but there were a few skips of the heart.
Nothing broke, but there were a few skips of the heart.
December 26, 2024 at 5:53 PM
It’s always fun when you decide to just cowboy a ‘do-release-upgrade’, as the thing to do while you wait for your coffee.
Nothing broke, but there were a few skips of the heart.
Nothing broke, but there were a few skips of the heart.
And the roasted pork shoulder with crackling was a success.
Guaranteed that next year they’ll want me to do both the honey soy glazed turkey and the pork shoulder.
Guaranteed that next year they’ll want me to do both the honey soy glazed turkey and the pork shoulder.
December 25, 2024 at 4:19 PM
And the roasted pork shoulder with crackling was a success.
Guaranteed that next year they’ll want me to do both the honey soy glazed turkey and the pork shoulder.
Guaranteed that next year they’ll want me to do both the honey soy glazed turkey and the pork shoulder.
If you missed it, the Secret Level episodes are out on Amazon Prime. Definitely worth a nice blanket, cozy hot beverage, and the watch.
December 11, 2024 at 3:25 AM
If you missed it, the Secret Level episodes are out on Amazon Prime. Definitely worth a nice blanket, cozy hot beverage, and the watch.